Mighty Aphrodite
Taste attributes: comedyromancefantasyfresh & originalunsavouryimaginarysimplelinearemotive & stirringlove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardy
Boxlist takeHeightened and original: a stirring romantic comedy, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
When Lenny and his wife, Amanda, adopt a baby, Lenny realizes that his son is a genius and becomes obsessed with finding the boy's biological mother in hopes that she will be brilliant too. But when he learns that Max's mother is Linda Ash, a kindhearted prostitute and porn star, Lenny is determined to reform her immoral lifestyle. A Greek chorus chimes in to relate the plot to Greek mythology in this quirky comedy.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1995
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Magnolia Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
